Kootenay Ice | |
---|---|
City | Cranbrook, British Columbia |
League | Western Hockey League |
Founded | 1996 |
Home arena | Western Financial Place |
Colours | Light blue, black, white, brown |
Website | www.kootenayice.net |
Franchise history | |
1996–1998 | Edmonton Ice |
1998–2019 | Kootenay Ice |
2019–2023 | Winnipeg Ice |
2023–present | Wenatchee Wild |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2004–05) |
Playoff championships | Memorial Cup: 1 2002 President's Cup: 3 2000, 2002, 2011 |
The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, competing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and playing its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise, which began as the Edmonton Ice before moving to Cranbrook in 1998, was owned by Ed Chynoweth from 1995 until it was sold to Winnipeg-based company 50 Below Sports and Entertainment in 2017. The team won three WHL championships and one Memorial Cup title as Canadian junior champions. Despite the club's on-ice success, the Ice moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2019, where they were known as the Winnipeg Ice.